casting

Today was a big, big day in #cbuhamlet history: the first table read. Nearly all of our Danes were in attendance — only a handful who had other commitments couldn’t make the read-through. It was a bit intimidating to see the long line of tables pushed together, and the towering stack of scripts waiting for…

Two nights ago, I held the first Hamlet rehearsal with the second round of actors. It was a verse workshop, designed to get new Shakespeareans familiar with the tricks and treats of the Bard’s language. I can’t recreate the entire workshop here (I don’t want to give away all my secrets!), but here are a…

Hamlet has a cast! Or it will have, very shortly, as soon as we finish confirming everyone’s involvement. It’s incredibly exciting — one of my favourite points of the entire process — to see all these new faces and to start imagining how they will grow into their roles. I’ll post a cast list by…

I had thought to append this as an afterthought to my Line By Line post about 1.1.49, but I decided it deserved its own post. You’ll recall how the two shared bits of dialogue that comprise line 49 both provide stage directions for the Ghost’s exit: MARCELLUS: It is offended. BARNARDO: See, it stalks away!…

I’m very excited and proud to be able to announce the first three casting choices for Hamlet. I probably won’t be doing any more casting until September, so these are the faces of the show for the summer. Wesley J. Colford (Hamlet) is an emerging actor/playwright and a recent “artist to watch” in NOW Magazine.…

With my Hamlet & Ophelia auditions drawing nigh (really damn nigh!), I realize I need to make some choices about what I’m after in these two characters. It’s all well and good to have faith that “my Hamlet” will emerge out of the woodwork on audition day. But it would be a latter-day tragedy if…

I have been long a truant in my posts, but I have some pretty good artistic excuses — chiefly, the world premiere of my play, First Time Last Time, at Edmonton’s Shadow Theatre. If you are in the neighbourhood, I recommend you check it out! To attend the premiere, I traveled to Edmonton, which also…